On March 22, 2003, Jesús Chávez (38-2, 27 KOs) and Carlos Gerena (38-4, 30 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round bout.
Jesús Chávez is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Johnny Walker, 4 months and 7 days ago. Carlos Gerena is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Orlando Salido, 6 months and 16 days ago.
The winning odds are at 57.4-42.6 in favor of Carlos Gerena. Jesús Chávez could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
In the rematch, Jesús Chávez stopped Carlos Gerena via TKO in the 6th round. Chávez improves his record to 39-2 (28 KOs), while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 38-5.